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2021 Championship League (invitational)

The 2021 Championship League Invitational was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, that took place from 4 January to 2 April 2021 in the Ballroom, Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, England.[1] It is the 16th staging of the tournament.

On the first day of the tournament Stuart Bingham made the eighth career maximum break. He accomplished the feat in the second frame of his Group 1 win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.

Kyren Wilson was the defending champion, having defeated Judd Trump 3–1 in the final of the ranking edition of the tournament.[2]

Wilson successfully defended the title, coming from 0–2 down in his last Winners group game, the semi-final and the final to win all three matches 3–2. He defeated Mark Williams 3–2 in the final to win the tournament.

Tournament format

The Championship League event sees 25 professionals take part, with players earning prize money for every frame won. Matches are best of five frames, and the league is played from January to April 2021.[3]

The competition runs over eight groups, each consisting of seven players. From each group the top four qualify for a play-off, and the winners of the first seven play-offs qualify for the winners group. The bottom two players of each group are eliminated and the remaining four move to the next group, where they are joined by three more players until the seventh group. The winners play in the final group, and the winner of the Winners' Group play-off takes the title and a place at the 2021 Champion of Champions.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for the 2021 Championship League is shown below.[4]

Group 1

Group 1 was played on 4 and 5 January 2021. Zhou Yuelong won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[5]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 2

Group 2 was played on 6 and 7 January 2021. Graeme Dott won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[6]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 3

Group 3 was played on 8 and 9 January 2021. John Higgins won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[7]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 4

Group 4 was played on 8 and 9 February 2021. Judd Trump won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[8]

Matches

Note

Zhao Xintong, who had qualified from group 3, withdrew from the tournament prior to group 4 play.

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 5

Group 5 was played on 10 and 11 February 2021. Kyren Wilson won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[9]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 6

Group 6 was played on 12 and 13 February 2021. Ali Carter won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[10]

Matches

Note

Ronnie O'Sullivan, who had qualified from group 5, withdrew from the tournament prior to group 6 play.

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Group 7

Group 7 was played on 30 and 31 March 2021. Mark Williams won the group and qualified for the Winners' Group.[11]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Winners' Group

The Winners' Group was played on 1 and 2 April 2021. Kyren Wilson defended his Championship League title, defeating Mark Williams 3–2 in the final.[12]

Matches

Table

Source: Championship League Snooker

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: A total of 147 century breaks were made during the tournament.[13][14][15]

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.
Parenthesis: Ranking prior to tournament start, 4 January 2021.
Notes
(a) Zhao Xintong withdrew from the tournament prior to group 4 play.
(b) Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament prior to group 6 play.

References

  1. ^ "Calendar 2020/2021". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Wilson Claims Championship League Crown". World Snooker. 30 October 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "2020–21 snooker calendar" (PDF). World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Home - Championship League Snooker". Matchroom.
  5. ^ "Zhou Progresses In BetVictor Championship League". World Snooker Tour. 5 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Dott Wins Group Two". World Snooker Tour. 7 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Higgins Wins Group Three". World Snooker Tour. 9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Trump Reaches Winners' Group". World Snooker Tour. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Wilson Through in Championship League". World Snooker Tour. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Carter Through in Milton Keynes". World Snooker Tour. 13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Williams Takes Last Spot". World Snooker Tour. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Wilson: In a League of His Own". World Snooker Tour. 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2021.
  13. ^ "BetVictor Championship League 2021 (Stage One) | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 4–9 January 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. ^ "BetVictor Championship League 2021 (Stage Two) | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 8–13 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  15. ^ "BetVictor Championship League 2021 (Stage Three) | Centuries". World Snooker Tour. 30 March – 2 April 2021. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.

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